The World This Week - 18 July 2014

In the world this week: Israel launches a ground offensive in Gaza, there's been international outrage at the news of a commercial Malaysian Airlines jet being shot down in eastern Ukraine, and Germany bring back the biggest prize in football.

Host of the show since 2010, this Franco-American was RFI’s West Africa bureau chief from 1995 to 1998. He plays it straight on all issues, except for les Bleus in rugby and ice hockey’s New York Rangers!

LAURA CELLIERPresenter

She’s a British journalist who previously worked for Bloomberg Television. At FRANCE 24, she hosts the weekly Inside the Americas, the fast-paced Live From Paris show and regularly hosts The Debate.